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Portography during balloon occlusion of the blood flow in the IMV demonstrates that the rectal varices (arrow) are supplied with backward blood flow by the IMV and flow into the internal iliac vein (arrowhead). The sclerosant was injected through the balloon catheter into the IMV.
